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VONONES (on coins ONONES)

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VONONES (on coins ONONES) , the name of two See also:Parthian See also:kings. (r) VONONES I., eldest son of Phraates IV. After the assassination of See also:Orodes II. (c. A.D. 7), the Parthians applied to See also:Augustus for a new See also:king from the See also:house of See also:Arsaces. Augustus sent them Vonones (Hon. See also:Ana. 5, 9; Tac. See also:Ann. ii. r f.; See also:Joseph. See also:Ant. xviii. 2, 4), who was living as a See also:hostage in See also:Rome.

But Vonones could not maintain himself; he had been educated as a See also:

Roman, and was despised as a slave of the See also:Romans. Another member of the Arsacid house, See also:Artabanus IL, who was living among the Dahan nomads, was invited to the See also:throne, and defeated and expelled Vonones. The coins of Vonones (who always uses his proper name) date from A.D. 8-12, those of Artabanus II. begin in A.D. 10. Vonones fled into See also:Armenia and became king here. But Artabanus demanded his deposition, and as Augustus did not wish to begin a See also:war with the Parthians he removed Vonones into See also:Syria, where he was kept in custody (Tac. Ann. ii. 4). When he tried to See also:escape, A.D. 19, he was killed by his See also:guards (Tac. Ann. ii.

58, 68). (2) VONONES II., See also:

governor of See also:Media, was raised to the throne after the See also:death of See also:Gotarzes in A.D. 51 (perhaps he was his See also:brother, cf. Joseph. Ant. xx. 3, 4). But he died after a few months, and was succeeded by his son See also:Vologaeses I. (Tac. Ann. xii. 14). (ED.

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